2024 Attica wildfires

When

12 Aug 2024

Kind

Event

Coordinates

38.24° N, 23.93° E

Description

One person is found dead in Vrilissia following a wildfire that reaches the northern suburbs of Athens.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2024 Attica wildfires.

Natural disasters in Greece

On the afternoon of 11 August 2024, a wildfire fire hit the northeastern Attica region of Greece. The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds. The flames caused the evacuation of many settlements and caused severe damage to homes and forest lands.

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